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Global insurtech investment hits record $2.55bn in Q1: WTW
28th April 2021
New data from re/insurance broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW) shows that global investment in the insurtech sector reached a new quarterly high of $2.55 billion during the first quarter of 2021. This included eight so-called ‘mega-rounds’, which was more than in any other three-month period, analysts found, and which accounted for ... Read the full article
UPC Insurance partners with Mindtree & Duck Creek
27th April 2021
UPC Insurance has partnered with technology services company Mindtree and core system solutions provider Duck Creek Technologies on the implementation of SaaS-based systems to improve customer experience and claims efficiency. This includes policy, billing, claims, data insights, and insurance technology solutions as well as the consolidation of multiple applications on a ... Read the full article
Kettle names William Haddrell CUO
26th April 2021
Reinsurance startup Kettle has announced the appointment of William Haddrell as its new Chief Underwriting Officer, who will join following the completion of his current work obligations. Haddrell is set to join from Sompo and will also being heading up the underwriting at Kettle’s recently-approved managing general agent. Co-Founder and CEO Andrew ... Read the full article
Shift towards asset-light economy is transformative, says Flandro
22nd April 2021
The shift towards an asset-light global economy has been described as transformative by HX Analytics managing director David Flandro, in a Howden report that highlights the rise of intangibles and the subsequent challenges this brings to re/insurers. “Intangible - and largely uninsured - exposures are becoming more substantive. The rise of ... Read the full article
AXA XL’s North America Construction business adopts RCT platform
22nd April 2021
AXA XL's North America Construction insurance business has adopted the software platform from Risk Control Technologies (RCT), Inc. RCT’s risk engineering enterprise software platform is specific to the re/insurance industry and provides clients with access to risk engineering and loss prevention information. AXA XL's Construction Risk Engineering team will use the platform ... Read the full article
Insurtech Archipelago raises $34m in new funding
22nd April 2021
AI-driven technology and data analytics company Archipelago has raised $34 million in a Series B funding round led by Scale Venture Partners, with strong follow-ons from earlier investors: Canaan Partners, Ignition Partners, and Zigg Capital. Principals from Stone Point Capital, along with Prologis Ventures, also participated in the round, which will ... Read the full article
Munich Re’s consulting unit adopts pricing tech from Akur8
21st April 2021
Munich Re has entered into a global cooperation agreement with Akur8 to boost the pricing capabilities of Munich Re’s Global Consulting Unit. Specifically developed for re/insurance, Akur8’s solution is designed to enhance pricing processes by automating risk and demand modelling, using artificial intelligence proprietary technology. The solution promises a reduction in modelling ... Read the full article
Price Forbes launches digital General Aviation facility
20th April 2021
Independent insurance broker Price Forbes has launched a new digital General Aviation facility designed to quickly quote and bind risks with a leading Lloyd’s syndicate. This development within Price Forbes’ proprietary EDGE platform is expected to improve speed of service and placement for clients by delivering quotes in real time. EDGE is ... Read the full article
Swiss Re joins auto tech firm Veoneer to further road safety solutions
20th April 2021
Global reinsurer Swiss Re is partnering with automotive technology specialist Veoneer on road safety solutions designed to help further the development of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and related services. The partnership will see Veoneer enhance its ADAS tech using the insights and empirical knowledge Swiss Re has accumulated over years ... Read the full article
Korean Re partners with healthcare insurtech Leapstack
20th April 2021
Seoul-based reinsurer Korean Re has partnered with Leapstack, an AI-powered insurtech that specialises in healthcare, to support Leapstack’s expansion into the Korean insurance market. Leapstack, which has already partnered with several of Korea’s largest insurers, aims to provide big data AI solutions for commercial insurance companies and social security management agencies. In ... Read the full article
Advent Insurance Management launches Ecliptic
19th April 2021
Lloyd’s and London Market service provider Advent Insurance Management has launched its technology business, Ecliptic. Ecliptic was created to partner with and challenge Lloyd’s and London market businesses to help realise their ambitions through technological innovation. Ecliptic’s formation follows Advent being awarded approved service supplier status by LIMOSS, after building the LMA’s ... Read the full article
Willis Towers Watson launches Radar Workbench software
16th April 2021
Re/insurance broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has launched Radar Workbench, new software technology designed to support the decision-making of frontline underwriters. The product works by harnessing a range of internal and external data assets to deliver contextual analysis with the aim of improving pricing and claims reserving accuracy. With Radar Workbench, WTW ... Read the full article
Zurich looks to cut property claims settlement times with new AI solution
16th April 2021
Global insurer Zurich says it is able to cut property claims settlement times to under 24 hours with a new AI solution created in collaboration with Sprout.ai. Sprout.ai is a London-based claims automation platform that last year secured $2.5 million in a second seed funding round. The solution is described as ... Read the full article
Bindable partners with Swiss Re’s iptiQ
16th April 2021
Insurance technology firm Bindable has entered into a strategic partnership with Swiss Re’s iptiQ, a digital life and health insurance platform. The new strategic relationship includes a minority investment by iptiQ in Bindable and will help insurance carriers and agents expand their distribution channels across the US. The partnership extend to brands, ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s Lab announces its sixth cohort additions
15th April 2021
Lloyd’s of London has announced the next eleven InsurTech start-ups to join the sixth cohort of the Lloyd’s Lab innovation accelerator programme. The program will be focused on creating simpler products for customers, including building solutions related to climate risks. This follows Lloyd’s commitments to reducing complexity and enhancing coverage clarity outlined ... Read the full article
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